Author Topic: Issue getting API functions to work (Resolved) (Read 1812 times)

kengle3 · July 18, 2009, 06:44:46 am

Hello,

I'm trying to get the API functions to work under drupal by following the example in the documentation found here:
http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Using+CiviCRM+APIs+-+Code+Snippets

The example they give is below:

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civicrm_initialize( );
require_once 'CRM/Core/Config.php';
$config =& CRM_Core_Config::singleton( );
require_once "api/v2/Contribute.php";
$contribution = civicrm_contribution_get(); now make API call // do whatever you want with your contribution

The documentation states to also include civicrm.settings.php, $civicrm_root/CRM/Core/Config.php, and at least for the example's case api/v2/Contribute.php.

After adding these includes at the top of the php file, attempting to run the example causes "Call to undefined function civicrm_initialize()"

Am I missing another include?

abrookins · July 19, 2009, 10:35:08 am

If the CiviCRM module is installed properly and enabled, calling civicrm_initialize() within code loaded by Drupal should work.

You can test if Drupal sees the CiviCRM module with the module_exists function (http://api.drupal.org/api/function/module_exists):

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if (module_exists('civicrm')) { 
    // do some test like: 
    drupal_set_message('CiviCRM exists!');
}

Seeing your code rather than the example code would help us identify the problem.

Also, are you writing a Drupal module with this code appearing in the .module or .inc files, or is this a file you are including from within (or directly inserted into) the body of a node?

Best,
Andrew

kengle3 · August 05, 2009, 10:41:49 pm

I got it working now. i was writing it in a Drupal module .module file, and I believe the issue was that I wasn't writing it in the CiviCRM context.

Thanks for your response =)

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